Water and Environment in the Selenga-Baikal Basin

The water resources of the Selenga River/Lake Baikal system are of fundamental importance for the ecosystems and socio-economic development of the region. In this large-scale river and lake basin, there are strong contrasts between regions of relatively pristine nature and massive anthropogenic impacts on the environment. Climate change effects are more pronounced than in most other parts of the earth, and the transition from socialism into a more market-oriented economy has led to a boom in mining but also to a partial collapse of environmental monitoring and urban waste water management systems. Moreover, the expansion of agriculture and mining has triggered a considerable land cover change, rising water consumption, and the release of contaminants that had previously been unknown to the region. The consequences for the water resources and the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems depending on them have become increasingly visible in recent years. This book, which is based on contributions to the 2014 "Bringing Together Selenga-Baikal Research Conference", provides a multidisciplinary insight into current water-related challenges and strategies for their solution from the viewpoint of the international scientific community.

Martin Kappas

Daniel Karthe

Dr. Daniel Karthe works as a scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Magdeburg, Germany. He has coordinated several international research projects on water resources management in the Selenga River Basin. Having obtained his PhD from Goettingen University (2009), his research interests include Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), hydrology, water quality, water hygiene, and urban water management. Currently, he is the speaker of the working group of Hydrology of the German Geographical Society.

Sergey Chalov

Prof. Dr. Sergey R. Chalov received his M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees in Fluvial Processes and Hydrology from the Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, in 2004 and 2007 respectively. His research interests cover a vast range of water-related topics, including fl uvial processes, environmental hydraulics, hydraulic risks, sediment transport, transboundary rivers and sediment transport. He is the author of more than 90 journal papers and 4 books and has a signifi cant expertise on the Selenga River Basin.

Nikolay Kasimov

Prof. Dr. Nikolay Kasimov is the President of the Faculty of Geography at the Lomonosov Moscow State University and Head of the Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography. He is a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and serves as First Vice-President of the Russian Geographical Society. Prof. Kasimov is among Russia‘s leading experts in environmental geochemistry. He coordinated numerous international research projects, including the Russian Geographical Society‘s project on Selenga-Baikal research. He is the author of more than 300 scientifi c publications.

Marcus Malsy

Martina Flörke

Tsolmon Renchin

Selenge Munkhbayar

Oyudari Vova

Jan Degener

Enkhbayar Dandar

Jesús Carrera

Buyankhishig Nemer

Gunsmaa Batbayar

Martin Pfeiffer

Wolf von Tümpling

Galina Shinkareva

Mikhail Lychagin

Anna Romanchenko

Ekaterina Promakhova

Nikolay Alexeevsky

Nicolas Le Dantec

Nathalie Babonneau

Marcaurélio Franzetti

Christophe Delacourt

Yosef Akhtman

Alexander Ayurzhanaev

Pascal Le Roy

S. Enkh-Amgalan

D. Dorjgotov

J. Oyungerel

D. Enkh-Taivan

O. Batkhishig

Petr Gunin

E.V. Danzhalova

Sergey Bazha

Till Luckenbach

Daria Bedulina

Maxim Timofeyev

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Edited by	Martin Kappas , Daniel Karthe , Sergey Chalov , Nikolay Kasimov
Contributions by	Martin Kappas , Daniel Karthe , Sergey Chalov , Nikolay Kasimov , Marcus Malsy , Martina Flörke , Tsolmon Renchin , Selenge Munkhbayar , Oyudari Vova , Jan Degener , Enkhbayar Dandar , Jesús Carrera , Buyankhishig Nemer , Gunsmaa Batbayar , Martin Pfeiffer , Wolf von Tümpling , Galina Shinkareva , Mikhail Lychagin , Anna Romanchenko , Ekaterina Promakhova , Nikolay Alexeevsky , Nicolas Le Dantec , Nathalie Babonneau , Marcaurélio Franzetti , Christophe Delacourt , Yosef Akhtman , Alexander Ayurzhanaev , Pascal Le Roy , S. Enkh-Amgalan , D. Dorjgotov , J. Oyungerel , D. Enkh-Taivan , O. Batkhishig , Petr Gunin , E.V. Danzhalova , Sergey Bazha , Till Luckenbach , Daria Bedulina , Maxim Timofeyev
Number of Pages	366
E-book format	PDF
Language	English
e-book DRM	Digital Rights Management - Watermark
Publication date	01.03.2016
Type	E-Book
ISBN	978-3-8382-6853-8
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